#BC3635#BC3635

#BC3635 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.171 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3635
RGB	rgb(188, 54, 53)
HSL	hsl(0, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(0, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 71.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.64, 53.17, 32.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.64, 62.16, 31.20°)
OKLab	oklab(53.46% 0.1545 0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(53.46% 0.171 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7033, 13.5901, 4.7952)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3635 #35BBBC

analogous

#BC3578 #BC3635 #BC7935

triadic

#BC3635 #35BC36 #3635BC

tetradic

#BC3635 #78BC35 #35BBBC #7935BC

square

#BC3635 #78BC35 #35BBBC #7935BC

split-complementary

#BC3635 #35BC79 #3578BC

monochromatic

#5D1B1A #8C2828 #BC3635 #D15E5D #DF8D8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#BC3635 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#BC3635 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3635

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3635	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3635	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5534

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7231

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0137

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3635;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 54, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.171 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8766c',
    500: '#bc3635',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3635;
$custom-light: #d8766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3635",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.444,
    "s": 56.017,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53463,
    "c": 0.17111,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3635

secondary

#84C9C9

accent

#DEDF48

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3635

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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